Original DIO drummer Vinny Appice says that he is unsure what to think of the hologram of Ronnie James Dio, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed out the massive metal event which ...
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The future is canceled, and the season of the witch is nigh. Mike Patton emerges once more from the dark side of his own blood moon, bringing with him enough personae to give James McAvoy's 23 personalities from the movie "Split" reason for permanent exile. This moment has been a long time coming, it seems, ...
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Former DIO bassist Jeff Pilson believes that Ronnie James Dio "would have approved" of the legendary singer's hologram, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed out the massive metal event which was attended ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR performing a brand new song called "Twisted Lobotomy" on August 12 at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom can be seen below. "Twisted Lobotomy" is expected to appear on ANNIHILATOR's upcoming follow-up to 2015's "Suicide Society" album, tentatively due at the ...
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Veteran U.K. thrashers XENTRIX made their live debut with new guitarist/vocalist Jay Walsh (BULL-RIFF STAMPEDE) on August 12 at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Walsh joined XENTRIX as the replacement for Chris Astley, who left the band ...
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PÄNZER, the heavy metal "supergroup" featuring DESTRUCTION frontman Schmier alongside Pontus Norgren (HAMMERFALL) and V.O. Pulver (G.U.R.D., POLTERGEIST) on guitar and Stefan Schwarzmann (ACCEPT, ex-RUNNING WILD) on drums, will release its second album, "Fatal Command", on October 6 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2014's "Send Them All To Hell" will mark PÄNZER's first release ...
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Original DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell says that he is "not going to pass judgment" on the hologram of Ronnie James Dio, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed out the massive metal event ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Halo On Fire" on August 4 at University Of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona can be seen below. The North American leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" trek will hit stadiums in four more cities before ending in mid-August. The next stop on the tour is Seattle, Washington ...
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Kylie Olsson of uDiscover Music conducted an interview with LAST IN LINE at Ramblin' Man Fair, which was held July 29-30 at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when the band stopped being a DIO tribute band ...
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A track-by-track interview with legendary rocker Alice Cooper about his new album, "Paranormal", can be seen in the YouTube playlist below. Released on July 28 via earMUSIC, the disc features two songs written and recorded with the original members of the ALICE COOPER band and also has guest appearances by ZZ TOP guitarist Billy Gibbons, ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR performing a brand new song called "Twisted Lobotomy" live for the first time on July 29 at the Nord Open Air festival in Essen, Germany can be seen below. "Twisted Lobotomy" is expected to appear on ANNIHILATOR's upcoming follow-up to 2015's "Suicide Society" album, tentatively due at the ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Fuel" on July 29 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California can be seen below. The North American leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" trek will hit stadiums in seven more cities before ending in mid-August. The next stop on the tour is Phoenix, Arizona on August 4. ...
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The 95.5 KLOS radio station has uploaded a video tour of the METALLICA pop-up store in Los Angeles, California. Come by the store through Saturday, July 29 to pick up tour merchandise as well as unique items only found at the pop-up stores, including lithographs, coolers, NFL-compliant clear bags, the exclusive live recording from Webster ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's entire July 25 concert at Stadium Live in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hangar 18 02. The Threat Is Real 03. Wake Up Dead 04. In My Darkest Hour 05. Skin O' My Teeth 06. She-Wolf 07. Trust 08. Fatal Illusion 09. ...
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Live music's premier hologram production company Eyellusion today revealed initial dates for "Dio Returns: The World Tour", featuring a hologram of Ronnie James Dio reunited with the late rock star's former bandmates from the DIO band. The tour will make more than eighty stops around the globe, kicking off in Helsinki, Finland on November 30. ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Motorbreath" on July 19 at at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montréal, Québec, Canada, and "Sad But True" on July 16 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be seen below. The North American leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" trek will hit stadiums in eight more cities before ...
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Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on Alice Cooper's new album, "Paranormal", can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Due on July 28 via earMUSIC, the disc features two songs written and recorded with the original members of the ALICE COOPER band and also has guest appearances by ZZ ...
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DEEP PURPLE stands alongside LED ZEPPELIN and BLACK SABBATH as part of the Holy Trinity of British hard rock. The list of the band's classic songs is legion, and the influence it's had on successive generations of musicians is both enduring and remarkable. Rhino will celebrate DEEP PURPLE's history with three definitive collections. "A Fire ...
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The new rock documentary "Hired Gun: Out Of The Shadows, Into The Spotlight" received a one-night showing on June 29 at several hundred North American locations through Fathom Events. The film chronicles the story of world-renowned musicians who are not household names, but are instead the session and backup musicians who have performed at concerts ...
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Australia's incendiary musical export THY ART IS MURDER will release its new album, "Dear Desolation", on August 18 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The first trailer for the disc can be seen below. "Dear Desolation" was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Will Putney at Graphic Nature Audio in Belleville, New Jersey. Artwork was created by ...
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"Born From The Serpent's Eye", the new video from Pacific Northwest black metallers WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Thrice Woven", which will be released on September 22 via the group's own label Artemisia Records. It is a glorious return to the blazing ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Hardwired" on Jul 14 at the Festival D'été De Québec (also known as by its acronym FEQ, or Quebec City Summer Festival in English), in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame band is touring in support of ...
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Veteran U.K. thrashers XENTRIX have parted ways with guitarist/vocalist Chris Astley and have replaced him with Jay Walsh (BULL-RIFF STAMPEDE). The band says in a statement on its Facebook page: "It's been a while since we posted any XENTRIX news, and, to be totally honest, this has been down to the fact that we weren't ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Creeping Death" on July 7 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, and "Battery" on July 9 at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia can be seen below. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame band is touring in support of its tenth studio album, "Hardwired... To ...
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The official lyric video for Alice Cooper's new song "Paranormal" can be seen below. The song is the title track of his new album, which will be released on July 28 via earMUSIC. As previously announced, "Paranormal" features two songs written and recorded with the original members of the ALICE COOPER band and also has ...
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The official lyric video for "Open Sesame", a brand new song from German melodic metallers EDGUY, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's "Monuments"2-CD/DVD-package, which is being released today (Friday, July 14) via Nuclear Blast. In February 1992, a bunch of German kids set out from the middle of nowhere and ...
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Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell says that is "saddened" that he and Ronnie James Dio "never had a chance to make it up" after their bitter split three decades ago. Campbell and Ronnie James Dio worked together on the first three DIO albums 1983's "Holy Diver", 1984's "The Last In Line" ...
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Bruce Kulick (KISS), Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE), Kee Marcello (EUROPE) and Tony Harnell (TNT) are among the guest musicians who appear on Robert Haglund's new album, "I Wanna Be Somebody". Famous Swedish singers like Svante Thuresson and Jan Johansen also contribute duet vocals. Haglund has been a professional musician for 20 years ...
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On July 7, The Sign Records will re-issue the entire TID discography on CD, digital and limited-edition vinyl formats in North America. The albums were previously available only in Europe. TID includes Martin Persner, who played in GHOST for seven years under the name Omega. "Fix Idé" is TID's most recent album and contains six ...
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The official lyric video for "Wrestle The Devil", a brand new song from German melodic metallers EDGUY, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's "Monuments"2-CD/DVD-package, which will be released on July 14 via Nuclear Blast. In February 1992, a bunch of German kids set out from the middle of nowhere and ...
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